Murray Lachlan Young

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BIOGRAPHY

Murray Lachlan Young (born 14 March 1969) is a British poet, stand-up performer, broadcaster, playwright, screenwriter and children’s author. He came to prominence during the Brit Pop era of the mid-1990s, when he became the only poet to sign a contract worth £1m.His work echoes the great rhymers Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll and Gilbert and Sullivan, along with more alternative influences such as Grandmaster Flash, Tom Waits and Ian Dury.His satirical commentaries can read like RD Laing in their philosophical intensity, whilst their subjects range from the vanities of celebrity and middle-class angst, to highlighting the absurdities of modern life.Currently the poet in residence on BBC 6 Music radio station and touring with his solo stand-up performance show, a retrospective of his work “How freakin’ Zeitgeist are you?” was published on 20 April 2017, entering the main Amazon UK book chart at number four and becoming a number one best seller in humorous verse and poetry.There has been growing demand for Mr Young to be named as Britains next Poet Laureate and there is a Facebook page dedicated to this cause (Murray Lachlan Young Poet Laureate), although The Palace has yet to approve this position for him.

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